1. Monika Wintergerst Milan Jacevic Antony Nestoridis
Prototype 1 - Sport
Monika Wintergerst Milan Jacevic Antony Nestoridis

2. The Play Experience Fast-paced Competitive Free-flowing Strategic
Versatile
… Interesting :) (both to play and to watch)

3. Bicycles!

4. Initial idea The three Bs: bicycles, baskets, balls
The goal of the game = score as many balls as you can to get points
… BUT: Keeping track of the score? Keeping the balls in the baskets? Falling off the bike?

5. How about…
Bicycles!
… And lasers!

6. The goal of the game = eliminate all opponents in the enemy team
Cycle Tag ®
Equipment:
Bikes
Laser guns
Thigh holsters
Targeting vests
Specialized helmets or goggles
The goal of the game = eliminate all opponents in the enemy team

7. Cycle Tag ®
Health
While being targeted by an enemy laser gun, the player loses 2% of his health per second.
Guns
Each gun has a charge of 100.
For each second that the trigger is pulled, the gun loses 10% of its charge.
Pulling the trigger continuously for 10 seconds will empty the gun.
Recharge: 15 seconds
Display: HP
remaining charge.

8. Cycle Tag ® Format: Teams (3 v 3, 5 v 5)
3 rounds: 20 minutes each, with 10-minute breaks in between
Timed victory = team with most overall health wins
Playing field:
Variable environments, irregular play area, correlated with team size (bigger team = greater area)

9. Cycle Tag ® Rules: No physical contact of any kind!
No stopping the bike completely (variable)!
Dropped your gun? No gun for you until the end of the round!
No picking up guns!
No leaving the play area!
Starting positions: opposite ends of the play area!
Tie? Overtime at the end of last round!
Physical contact: Penalty: minor violation = deduct 20-40% of HP; major violation = out for the game
Stopping: Penalty: loss of HP - 5% per second of being still.
Pick up gun: Penalty: out for the round
Leaving play area: Penalty: loss of HP - 2% per second that the player is out of the arena - Overtime = 5 minutes

10. Cycle Tag ® Things to work on:
Gun design (effective range, cooldown rate)
Holster design
Playing field design (map size, environments v arenas)
Game modes and bike design
Helmet design
Issues of spectatorship and refereeing
Standardization and sponsorship
Focus on the WHYS here - how each change will, in theory, affect the overall balance of the game
Holster design - goal to minimize dropping
Field design - level of standardization (general guidelines vs rigid form); starting points issue (opposing ends of the playing field, or from the middle?)
Helmet design - implementation of Google Glass for professional matches? Tie in with spectatorship!
Spectatorship - dispersed action (vs focalized action in ball sports, set direction/goal in races) makes it harder to keep track of the game if courses are appropriated from real-world environments/built with obstacles. Solutions - Google Glass/Go Pros, drones, cameras.
Standardization and sponsorship - similar to other team sports (possibility of regional, national, international leagues and tournaments; sponsoring of both individuals and the team as a whole)

11. Thanks for your attention!
Questions?